2009 – 2010Marketing & Business Development Analyst
Intellectual Property Administration – University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Created market research and marketing strategy for university generated IP.

2010 – 2011Board Member, Gubernatorial Appointment
Missouri Technology Corporation
State held corporation tasked with the development and funding of initiatives which improve Missouri’s capabilities and access in life-sciences and high tech sectors.

2006 – 2007Medical Admissions Committee – Voting Member
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Successfully championed and led efforts to seat medical students onto the School of Medicine Admissions Committee for the first time in the school’s 100 years of existence.

2005 – 2006President of Medical Student Council & Student Body
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Led a victorious campaign to become the first African-American student body president at the second largest medical school in the US.

AWARDS, PRESENTATIONS, & PUBLICATIONS

2006Dean’s Award
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Sole honoree by the Dean’s Office amongst 280 graduating students for outstanding contributions towards advancing the mission of the Dean and the School of Medicine.

2005Research Poster: Medical Students on Admissions Committees
American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC)

2005IUSOM Student Resolution: SR05-002
City-County Council, Indianapolis, IN
Testified and advocated support of a city-wide smoking ban on behalf of the students at Indiana University School of Medicine. The smoking ban was subsequently passed by the City Council.

2004Contributing Author & Format Editor
So You Want to Be a Doctor, Dr. George Rawls

1998Student Speaker: EUREKA Program, NASA
Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County
One of three high school students selected from in the State of Florida to give a motivational speech to a multi-national team of science students.